Avoid Using a Question for your search. Use: [ lasik eye surgery ] Not: [ documentation on lasik eye surgery ] Use: [ jobs teaching elementary Lancaster PA ] Not: [ listing of elementary teaching job openings in Lancaster PA ]
Be Specific: Use: [ Java Indonesia; Java coffee; java programming ] Not: [ java ] Use: [ Tom Watson golf ] Not: [ Tom Watson ] might get the IBM or Parliament guys
Be Brief: Use: [ quit smoking program ] Not: [ program on quitting tobacco cigarette smoking addiction ]
Spelling isn’t always necessary: Try [ Ana Kornikova tenis ]
Calculator: Use it as a basic or advanced calculator!
Search Operators: power-up your searching!
“quote” operator searches for the exact phrase
site: operator searchs in a specific site or class of sites [ Office site:Microsoft.com ]
+ operator includes special terms like stop words [ Star Wars+I ] would include I even though it’s stop word
- operator excludes terms [ dolphins –football ]
~ operator finds synonyms [ ~lightweight laptop ]
OR operator specifies synonyms or alternative forms [ bicycle OR cycle ]
[ filter OR stop “junk email“ OR spam ]
.. operator is a range of things like numbers 1..50 [ bicycle $250..$500 ]
* operator is a wildcard for full words, not partial words [ John L * +Lancaster, PA ]
Google Scholar: search for scholarly articles, thesis, dissertations;
Google Custom Search: create your own custom search engine! under EVEN MORE option
Thanks to Nancy Blachman from GoogleGuide.com! For more tips, tricks, & examples, visit www.GoogleGuide.com. By Nancy Blachman, Tasha Bergson-Michelson, & Jerry Peek who don't work for Google.
Google Search – key to a good search is getting results in the very 1st result!
- I’m Feeling Lucky!
- Web, Images, Maps;
- Quick and Easy Google presentation - thanks to Cheryl Davis, Kathleen Ferenz, and Lucy Gray!
- Scavenger Hunt
Selecting Search Terms:
Use words likely to turn up on your pages!
Avoid Using a Question for your search.
Use: [ lasik eye surgery ]
Not: [ documentation on lasik eye surgery ]
Use: [ jobs teaching elementary Lancaster PA ]
Not: [ listing of elementary teaching job openings in Lancaster PA ]
Be Specific:
Use: [ Java Indonesia; Java coffee; java programming ]
Not: [ java ]
Use: [ Tom Watson golf ]
Not: [ Tom Watson ] might get the IBM or Parliament guys
Be Brief:
Use: [ quit smoking program ]
Not: [ program on quitting tobacco cigarette smoking addiction ]
Spelling isn’t always necessary:
Try [ Ana Kornikova tenis ]
Calculator: Use it as a basic or advanced calculator!
Search Operators: power-up your searching!
“quote” operator searches for the exact phrase
site: operator searchs in a specific site or class of sites
[ Office site:Microsoft.com ]
+ operator includes special terms like stop words
[ Star Wars+I ] would include I even though it’s stop word
- operator excludes terms
[ dolphins –football ]
~ operator finds synonyms
[ ~lightweight laptop ]
OR operator specifies synonyms or alternative forms
[ bicycle OR cycle ]
[ filter OR stop “junk email“ OR spam ]
.. operator is a range of things like numbers 1..50
[ bicycle $250..$500 ]
* operator is a wildcard for full words, not partial words
[ John L * +Lancaster, PA ]
Google Scholar: search for scholarly articles, thesis, dissertations;
Google Custom Search: create your own custom search engine! under EVEN MORE option
After a search find these on the left column:
Resources and Exercises:
SCAVENGER HUNT!!
Teen Exercises
Google Guide
Thanks to Nancy Blachman from GoogleGuide.com!
For more tips, tricks, & examples, visit www.GoogleGuide.com.
By Nancy Blachman, Tasha Bergson-Michelson, & Jerry Peek who don't work for Google.